2013: Listed as a backup at defensive end at on
the preseason depth chart. He takes over the position held by Paul
Ena, who played in a school-record 51 games and had 213 tackles in
his Eagle career. He had 10 tackles in three spring scrimmages,
including four stops and a half-sack in the Red-White Spring Game.
At the conclusion of spring, he was selected as Eastern’s
co-most improved defensive player.

2012: He played in four games and lettered as a
defensive lineman. He finished with three tackles after initially
being projected as an offensive guard at EWU. He had two tackles
against North Dakota (10/6/12) and one versus Cal Poly (11/3/12).
Earlier in the year he was selected as the team’s defensive
scout team player of the week for his work in practice before the
opener versus Idaho (8/30/12). Washington State:
Transferred from Washington State University and attended EWU for
the first time in fall 2012. Redshirted at WSU in 2010, and did not
appear in any games as a redshirt freshman in 2011. He earned WSU
Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week honors
twice.

HS: Graduated from Stanwood HS in 2010. As a
senior he earned first team All-Area honors from the Everett
Herald and was first team All-Western Conference as a
linebacker. He was first team All-Wesco as a linebacker in his
junior season, and was a first team selection in basketball as
well.

Personal: Computer information systems major.
Born in Everett, Wash. His parents are Ron and Deanna Johnson. His
sister, Lindsay, played softball at UNLV.